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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fų̄ht

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *funhtaz, related to the verb *funhtijaz (“to be wet”).

Adjective

*fų̄ht[1]

  1. wet

Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *fų̄ht
Genitive *fų̄htas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *fų̄ht *fų̄htu *fų̄ht
Accusative *fų̄htanā *fų̄htā *fų̄ht
Genitive *fų̄htas *fų̄hteʀā *fų̄htas
Dative *fų̄htumē *fų̄hteʀē *fų̄htumē
Instrumental *fų̄htu *fų̄hteʀu *fų̄htu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *fų̄htē *fų̄htō *fų̄htu
Accusative *fų̄htā *fų̄htā *fų̄htu
Genitive *fų̄hteʀō *fų̄hteʀō *fų̄hteʀō
Dative *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum
Instrumental *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old English: fūht
  • Old Frisian: *fūht, *fūhte
    • Saterland Frisian: fuchtich
    • West Frisian: fochte; fochtich
  • Old Saxon: *fūht
  • Old Dutch: fughte (in placenames)
  • Old High German: fūht, fūhti; fiuhti
    • Middle High German: viuchte

References
  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126: “*fų̄ht”
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